Earthmine May Outshine Google Street View

Taking on Google is, to understate the matter, usually a foolish proposition.  Taking on Google and Microsoft . . . well, that could be even less wise.  Yet a company called Earthmine appears ready to make a successful challenge to both Google’s Street View and Microsoft’s Live Local.

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Fox To Host Pre- All-Star Game Webcast

Who says America's (former) favorite pastime has gotten too commercial? What, just because the list of All-Star Game sponsors is longer than the rosters? Well, at least part of the proceeds are going toward offering a live pre-game webcast from Fox, allowing fans to get close up views of the steroid tracks.

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Does Your Facebook Profile Show up on Google?

I had no idea, but apparently Facebook’s walled garden has a public directory. I had just assumed that everything in Facebook was behind a login prompt, but I found out via a FaceReviews post that a large number of Facebook users, depending on their privacy settings, have public profile pages, and have had so for the last six months. Here’s what one looks like:

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Will Googlers Cash Out and Get Out?

This August, it will be three years since Google’s initial public offering (and since I started this blog as a way to track the company). When that happens, according to NBC News, nearly 3 billion dollars in pre-IPO options will vest, with over 450 early Googlers earning an average of $6.5 million.

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Doing Product Demo 2.0

How many of you sell products that require salespeople to visit customers to provide a demonstration? If that sounds like your company, you've probably written off the Internet for that. Perhaps you use the Web to explain your product and to have prospects contact you, but you still need to to send that sales rep to the demo. Until now. Check out how some companies…

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